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Director
  
Shyam Benegal

Music director
  
Vanraj Bhatia

Duration
  

Language
  
Hindi

8/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Drama

Screenplay
  
Shama Zaidi

Country
  
India

Release date
  
1987

Writer
  
Shama Zaidi (dialogue), Shama Zaidi (script)

Cast
  
Om Puri
(Ramulu),
Shabana Azmi
(Gauramma),
Neena Gupta
(Mandira),
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
(Narasimha),
Annu Kapoor
(Lakshmaya)

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Susman 1987 a story of an indian weaver for all handloom lover


Susman (Essence) is a 1987 Hindi film directed by Shyam Benegal. The film highlighted the struggle of rural handloom weavers in the wake of rapid industrialization.

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The film was selected for the Indian Panorama at Filmotsav 1987. Invited to the London Film Festival, the Chicago Film Festival, the Vancouver International Film Festival, the Sydney & Melbourne Film Festivals 1987. It was remade as Kancheevaram in Tamil by Priyadarshan.

Cast

  • Shabana Azmi - Gauramma
  • Om Puri - Ramulu
  • Kulbhushan Kharbanda - Narasimha
  • Neena Gupta -Mandira
  • Mohan Agashe - President of Handloom Cooperative Society
  • K.K. Raina
  • Annu Kapoor - Lakshmaya
  • Ila Arun
  • Anita Kanwar
  • Pankaj Kapoor
  • Jayant Kripalani
  • Satish Kaushik
  • References

    Susman (film) Wikipedia
    Susman (film) IMDb